Novarium, a metal, hard rock, and gothic metal band hailing from the Washington, DC area is
composed of Jen Janet (lead vocals), Carey White (bass, backing vocals), Micah
Consylman (keyboards), D. Anthony (drums), Sean Gronholt and Dean Michaels
(guitars). In 2018, the revitalized lineup paid homage to gothic metal legends, Type O
Negative, with their own rendition of “Christian Woman.”
Now, Novarium has unveiled a new single entitled “Virus”, which is the band’s first
contribution since their 2016 debut album, Omicron. The track is from their forthcoming
EP and corresponds with the band’s first official music video.
Lead singer Jen Janet said, “Virus uses god/goddess imagery and gothic lyrics to describe human nature. It’s about
loving someone and putting them on a pedestal, but that person changes, becoming
selfish and evil. Although we are in the midst of a pandemic at the moment, we wrote
this song quite a while ago. It seemed fitting to release it now with current events. It’s
about understanding the virus inside ourselves – the dark parts of ourselves and coming
to terms with them and who we are. Humans are not god and evil, there are always
parts of us that will perform good deeds, and parts that will perform evil actions as well.
Understanding that is an important part of understanding society and the confusing time in our current social and political climate.”